Improved barrel



' etica seda HENDERSoN WILLAnnor 'c RAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

Letters Para: No. 102,347, dma April ce, 1870.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ofthesame.

To all whom c'tmcy concern:

Be it known that I, HENDERSON WILLARD, of Grand Rapids, in the county ofKent and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Barrels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full andsuiiicient description ofthe same'. reference being had to theaccompanying drawing which makes part of thispspecication, and whichrepresents a side view of my improved barrel, partially in section.

-The nature of my invention consists in forming. a barrel of an outerand an inner cylinder of wood, metal, or other suitablematerial, eachcylinder being constructed of a singlestrip of material spirally coiled,the coil of both cylinders running in the same direction, but arrangedin such a manner that the spaces between the coils of' the outercylinderwill-break-A joints with the' spaces between the coils of the inner"cylinder. A, In the drawing` I have shown a barrel formedof an innercylinder, A, made of a spirally-coiled strip-0f wood, metal, or othersuitable material, andan outer similarly-constructed cylinder, B, thespiral coil of both cylinders running in the same direction, but thespaces c of cylinder A breaking joints with the spaces b oi' cylinder'B, so as to-form a perfectly tight package. The inner cylinder Ais madeof 4little less. length than cylinder. B, which latter protrude's at theends, thus forming the chime. y 1 'l The heads being laid onv the edgesof cylinder A,

heut overgthe head, and the parts cfybent over the edge of cylinder B,and both parts suitably securedy by'nails or otherwise. l

A'bilge may be given to such barrel or package by passing'around theoutside of cylinder B strips ot' the l material of which it isconstructed, and decreasing in thickness from the centertoward the endsof the package: Hoops may be used,although for nlostfpnr-y poses myimproved barrel will be strong enoughwithont them. ,4 v

Having thus described my invention,

."What I claim as new, and desire tol secure by Letters Patent,` irs- Abarrel or other similar package, constructed'oi` l an, 'ou ter and innercylinder,yeach formed ofa spilrally-coiled strip of' wood,j1 i 1etal,-orother suitable material, the coils running inthe same direction, but so'arranged that the spaces between the coils of onecylinder break jointswith the spaces between the coils of the other cylinder, substantiallyas and for the purposes herein described. v

HENDERSON, WILLARD. l Witnesses: c

ALEX.v A.- C. KLiiUokE, HENRY J. Ana'rz. ,y

